Employees and activities photographs, ca. 1905-ca. 1959.

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Employees and activities photographs, ca. 1905-ca. 1959.

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Photographs documenting employees and activities of the Industrial Commission of Wisconsin, ca. 1905-ca. 1959. Included are portraits of employees, presentation of the first unemployment check, Governor Rennebohm signing a bill, and a training display.

18 photographs (1 folder)

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6924554

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Industrial Commission of Wisconsin

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The Industrial Commission was created by Chapter 485, Laws of Wisconsin, 1911. Prior to 1911 various agencies existed to administer the labor laws, chief among them being the Bureau of Labor and Industrial Statistics (WIHV95-A529), which had been created in 1883. The Bureau was authorized to collect labor statistics and enforced the factory safety laws, but was inadequately staffed to accomplish its tasks. In 1911, the Workmen's Compensation Law was passed and the Industrial Acciden...